Muska Najibullah

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‘Afghanistan and Afghans have always been misunderstood, but the tragedy of my country is one of geopolitics, not of genes.’ Former Afghan president Najibullah with his daughter, Muska, in Kabul, 1989. Photograph: Muska Najibullah

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The night of 27 September 1996 was always going to be a long one. I was awake studying for midterm exams when my mother, calm but uneasy, heard the news that my father had been taken out of the United Nations compound in Kabul.

I was ecstatic at first. My father, Najibullah, the former president of Afghanistan, would finally be reunited with his family. He, along with my uncle, had been living in the UN compound since 16 April 1992, when forces within his government had defected. His resignation and departure was part of a UN plan, intended to end the civil war and clear the way for a peaceful coalition government.…  Seguir leyendo »